A group of prominent German-speaking theologians has sharply criticized retired Pope Benedict XVI’s recent letter on clergy sexual abuse, saying it “instrumentalized” the Catholic Church’s continuing crisis to rehash stale, decades-long theological disputes. In a...
Some 3,000 people including Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs joined Christians this year in celebrating Easter at an event in central India’s Bhopal city aimed at promoting religious tolerance. Archbishop Leo Cornelio of Bhopal was the main organizer of the inter-religious...
An organist from Notre-Dame Cathedral performed a benefit concert in Washington for the reconstruction of the iconic Parisian Church. He ended his program, fittingly, with a piece about Christ’s resurrection. The concert at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the...
Paris police investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral, a police official said on April 18 , as France paid a daylong tribute to the firefighters who saved the world-renowned landmark. A judicial police...
A hero emerging from the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire on April 15 was Father Jean-Marc Fournier, chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade, who is credited with saving a reliquary containing the crown of thorns and the Blessed Sacrament from the burning cathedral. “Father...
